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The Arabic Hermes : from pagan sage to prophet of science
Livre imprimé - Bladel Kevin Thomas van, 2009
This is the first major study devoted to the early Arabic reception and adaption of the figure of Hermes Trismegistus, the legendary Egyptian sage to whom were ascribed...
Heuristics, probability, and causality : a tribute to Judea Pearl
Livre imprimé - Dechter Rina, Geffner Hector, Halpern Joseph Y., cop. 2010
The field of Artificial Intelligence has changed a great deal since the 80s, and arguably no one has played a larger role in that change than Judea Pearl. Judea Pearl's...
Calendars and years : astronomy and time in the Ancient Near East
Livre imprimé - Steele John M., cop. 2007
Dates form the backbone of written history. But where do these dates come from? Many different calendars were used in the ancient world. Some of these calendars were ba...
Scientific metaphysics
Livre imprimé - Ross Don, Ladyman James, Kincaid Harold, 2013, cop. 2013
Scientific Metaphysics collects original essays by some of the world's leading philosophers of science on the question of whether metaphysics can and should be naturali...
How to read historical mathematics
Livre imprimé - Wardhaugh Benjamin, cop. 2010
Writings by early mathematicians feature language and notations that are quite different from what we're familiar with today. Sourcebooks on the history of mathematics ...
Pedagogy and the practice of science : historical and contemporary perspectives
Livre imprimé - Kaiser David, Massachusetts institute of technology, cop. 2005
Pedagogy and the Practice of Science provides the first sustained examination of how scientists' and engineers' training shapes their research and careers. The wide-ran...
